Jezebel: 6267

Woody V. Dov: It's A Battle Of The Lolita-Loving Asian Fetishist Jews!

Jennifer — Wed, 02 Apr 2008 11:30:00 EDT

Woody Allen is suing American Apparel for $10 million for using his image in its ads without consent. And to think if not for this minor infringement the two seem, well, cut from the same (sweatshop free knit jersey) cloth, if you know what I mean! [WSJ]
And for those who'd rather read about it in Yiddish...[Daily Yid]
The guys who design 6267 are now going to design Gianfranco Ferre. Everyone sorta knew this was coming. And by "everyone" I mean the people who actually know what 6267 is, which, I know for a fact, is not Moe Tkacik. [Dear Jennifer, Fuck you. -Eva] [WWD, sub req'd]
Talbots: Doesn't want to be "dowdy." Uh, John McCain doesn't want to be old, either, but sometimes...oh well, try to reinvent yourselves into the career woman's answer to Wet Seal, see if that works. [WWD, sub req'd]
Patti Smith is still stylish, according to British people who know these things. [Times of London]

BTW, fashion so over. [Telegraph]
Banana Republic is doing a new "high-end" line called Monogram. LOL. [Fashionista]
Playboy's e-retail women's store is doing so well, they're having to outsource the whole damn thing. Seriously, did no one read Bunny Tales?! Stop putting money in Hugh Hefner's baby-oil soaked pockets! [WWD, sub req'd]
Donna Karan: Licensing a china and crystal line through Rosenthal. And Vera Wang's monopoly on label-conscious brides just shook in its stilettos. Not. [WWD, sub req'd]
Recession special! Get your "basic men's sweaters" for only $3,500 here! [Village Voice]
Alicia Keys says her friend Giorgio Armani "is like a magician." [Times of London]
Dear Gucci: Stop having the people of Japan sully their cell phones with wallpapers bearing your logo and products. Kthxbai. [WWD, 2nd item]
Paul Smith likes airports. [Nylon]
Um is it wrong that I want to read the new Kate Moss biography? [Yes. -Errol Morris] [LA Times]

Jennifer — Fri, 21 Mar 2008 12:30:00 EDT

Anna Wintour claims she is very concerned about how "pale and thin" the models look nowadays. Don't worry, Anna, next to you they look vibrant and full of color! [WWD, 4th item]
Here's your public service announcement of the day: The ingredient 1,4-Dioxane, which is found in many organic beauty and cleaning products, has been found to be carcinogenic. Go de-green your home now. Just don't mix any ammonia with chlorine in the process! [WWD, sub req'd]
"You could say the baseball cap comes from a jockey cap worn by a Russian princess in the 1760s," says milliner Nasir Mazhar. [Vogue UK]
Designer Giles Deacon says if he wasn't a designer he would be a zookeeper. [Independent]
Ghanian businessman Kwabena Osei Bonsu making handbags from plastic litter he finds strewn throughout Accra. We don't normally endorse "handbag designer" as a profession, but that's kind of cool. I wonder if you could make handbags out of "space junk"? [Independent]

Whoah USB port engagement rings; I totally want one. For my right hand of course. [Chic Report]
Oh phew: Hermes profits are up. [WWD, sub req'd]
MAC and Heatherette: Doing a makeup line together. Oh, Lydia Hearst is going to be all over this shit. [WWD, sub req'd]
Former Chloe designer Phoebe Philo is apparently itching for a new design gig. [WWD, 2nd item]
And 6267 designers Tommaso Aquilano and Roberto Rimondi are rumored to be taking over the reins at Gianfranco Ferre. [WWD, 5th item]
Ossie Clark's widow Celia Birtwell is designing a limited-edition capsule collection for...Express. Uh, yeah, that'll save your languishing business, Express. [WWD, sub req'd]
OMG the suspense is killing us; Will Carla Bruni wear Chanel or Dior when visiting UK PM Gordon Brown and his wife with new husband French president Nicolas Sarkozy next week? [WWD, 3rd item]
Hot deal alert: A $3,509 python skin laptop bag. [Chic Report]